North America
Pipeline Operator Enterprise Says Bullish on Permian Oil Output
U.S. energy pipeline operator Enterprise Products Partners was bullish on oil production from the top U.S. shale basin, the firm said on Wednesday, predicting that international demand for U.S. oil and gas will rise.
Biden Backs Scaled-Down Version of ConocoPhillips Alaska Oil Project
President Joe Biden's administration said on Wednesday it would support a scaled-back version of ConocoPhillips' planned $6 billion Willow oil and gas drilling project in Alaska but has not yet made a final decision on the contentious proposal.
Carbon Pipeline Company Sues Iowa County Over Local Siting Ordinance
The developer of a Midwest carbon capture pipeline network has sued Shelby County in Iowa, saying its ordinance restricting the siting of hazardous pipelines is overruled by a federal pipeline safety law.
TC Energy Raises Coastal GasLink Pipeline Costs by 30% to Over $10 Billion
North American pipeline firm TC Energy Corp. said on Wednesday it now estimates costs for completion of its troubled Coastal GasLink project to be $10.89 billion, as it faces skilled labor crunch and adverse weather conditions.
2,000-Mile Carbon Pipeline Project Sparks Battle Among North Dakota Landowners
(P&GJ) — Landowners from North Dakota gave testimony on Jan. 27 in favor of and against Summit Carbon Solutions' use of eminent domain to construct a 2,000-mile carbon pipeline network beneath hundreds of homes and farms in the Midwest.
Peninsula Pipeline Receives Approval to Expand Natural Gas Infrastructure in Nassau County, Florida
(P&GJ) — Peninsula Pipeline Co. will construct new infrastructure in two phases. Phase one involves the construction of three new pipeline segments, which consist of steel pipe, new regulator stations and improvements, a new gas injection point and three new points of delivery. Phase two of the project involves the installation of two new steel pipeline segments.
Texas Oil Regulator Advises Pipeline Operators to Prepare for Severe Winter Conditions
The Texas oil regulator on Sunday advised oil and gas pipeline operators to secure equipment and facilities after forecasts for severe weather over the next several days.
Exxon Stops Routine Gas Flaring in The Permian, Wants Others to Follow
Exxon Mobil Corp. said it has stopped routine flaring of natural gas from production in the top U.S. shale basin and will press for stronger regulations for rivals to do the same, company officials said in an interview.
Expanded Trans Mountain Pipeline Will Be Fully Operational Early Next Year, MEG Energy Says
MEG Energy, an oil shipper on Canada's Trans Mountain Expansion project, said on Monday the pipeline is expected to start filling with oil in late 2023 and be fully operational early next year.
Editor’s Notebook: Big Early Win for Northwest Capacity
(P&GJ) — The venerable Gas Transmission Northwest pipeline system, which runs from the Canadian border to California, appears headed toward an important regulatory victory in the effort to increase its capacity by about 150 MMcf/d.
416-Mile Coastal GasLink Pipeline Project Nears Completion
(P&GJ) — Pipeline operator TC Energy’s Coastal GasLink pipeline project is more than 80% completed overall, and more than 77% of the construction is finished, according to a company construction update.
Tallgrass Completes Ruby Pipeline Acquisition, Adds 682 Miles of Infrastructure to Portfolio
(P&GJ) — Tallgrass announced the successful completion of its acquisition of Kinder Morgan and Pembina’s Ruby Pipeline. The acquisition extends Tallgrass’ reach to west coast markets and adds 683 miles of modern 42-inch pipeline infrastructure capable of moving 1.5 Bcf/d to the company’s extensive asset base.
Canadian Province and First Nations Agree to Revive Oil, Gas Development in Montney Play
The Canadian province of British Columbia (B.C.) announced a land, water and resource management agreement with the Blueberry River First Nations Indigenous group on Wednesday that will restart development in the vast Montney shale play. The deal includes an annual 750-hectare (1853-acre) cap on new land that oil and gas activity can disturb.
NextDecade Signs 15-Year LNG Supply Deal with Japan's Itochu Corp.
NextDecade Corp. said on Thursday it will supply 1 million metric tonnes of LNG per annum to Japan's Itochu Corp. for 15 years from its Rio Grande LNG export project in Brownsville, Texas.
Mexico's Pemex Destroyed Resources Worth $342 Million from Two Top Gas Fields
Mexican state oil company Pemex illegally burnt off hydrocarbon resources worth more than $342 million in the three years up to August 2022 at two of its most important new fields, internal documents from the country's oil regulator showed.
Chinese Oil Major CNOOC Wins Ruling Against Canada's Pembina Pipeline
Canada's Pembina Pipeline Corp. unjustly discriminated against Chinese oil major CNOOC Ltd. by refusing access to storage facilities in Edmonton, Alberta, the Canada Energy Regulator has ruled. The Edmonton terminal is part of the TransMountain pipeline system and is fed by 20 feeder pipelines coming from different parts of Alberta.
Gas Starts Flowing to Freeport LNG Export Plant in Texas
Freeport LNG's long-shut LNG export plant on the Texas Gulf Coast started receiving pipeline natural gas over the long U.S. Martin Luther King Jr holiday weekend, according to Refinitiv data.
Pipeline Operator Kinder Morgan Beats Profit Estimates; CEO to Step Down
U.S. pipeline operator Kinder Morgan on Wednesday announced fourth-quarter earnings of $1.4 billion, topping analysts' estimates, and said long-time CEO Steve Kean will step down after eight years in the role.
Opero Energy Wins Gas-Treating Contract for NG3 Development in Haynesville Basin
(P&GJ) — With 4,000 miles of pipeline and seven processing plants, Momentum Midstream’s New Generation Gas Gathering (NG3) project in the Haynesville Shale will have an initial treating capacity of 1.7 Bcf/d, expandable to 2.2 Bcf/d, and will also include a carbon capture and sequestration component.
Spire STL Gas Pipeline Project Backed by FERC Following Legal Woes
(P&GJ) — The Spire STL Pipeline has been reissued a permanent certificate by FERC to operate the 65-mile (105-km) natural gas system, stating the project sufficiently satisfies economic needs in the St. Louis region.
EPA, TC Energy Agree to Clean Up Oil Discharge from Keystone Pipeline Rupture in December
(P&GJ) — TC Oil Pipeline Operations Inc. has entered into an agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to clean up the oil discharge that occurred Dec. 7 in Washington County, Kansas, as a result of a rupture in a section of the Keystone Pipeline. TC Energy is the parent company to TC Oil Pipeline Operations Inc.
Canada's Trudeau Urges Alberta to Contribute to Carbon-Capture Incentives
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday urged the government of the main oil-producing province of Alberta to use its budget surplus to help bolster tax credits meant to help scale up carbon capture and storage and reduce emissions.
416-Mile Coastal GasLink Pipeline Project Nears Completion
(P&GJ) — Pipeline operator TC Energy’s Coastal GasLink pipeline project is more than 80% completed overall, and more than 77% of the construction is finished, according to the company’s December construction update.
Phillips 66 to Buy Pipeline Operator DCP Midstream
(P&GJ) — The public divisions of DCP Midstream will be acquired by U.S. refiner Phillips 66 in a deal that will value the pipeline operator at around $8.7 billion and expand Phillips' natural gas liquids business.
Global Pipeline Construction Outlook 2023
(P&GJ) — Seldom has a new year arrived with the degree of supply and demand uncertainty facing global energy markets at the start of 2023. Pipeline & Gas Journal's annual survey of global construction activity reflects a renewed emphasis on energy security after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
US Poised to Regain Crown as World's Top LNG Exporter
The United States is on track to become the world's biggest exporter of LNG this year — ahead of current market leader Australia — once a fire-idled Texas plant is restarted, according to Reuters data.
Sources: Tokyo Gas Nears $4.6 Billion Deal to Buy US Natural Gas Producer Rockcliff
Rockcliff produces more than 1 Bcf/d of natural gas from the Haynesville shale formation, which stretches across Louisiana and East Texas. Quantum originally backed the Rockcliff management team with a $350 million investment in 2015.
Targa to Buy Remaining Stake in NGL Pipeline for $1.05 Billion
Targa Resources Corp. said on Tuesday it will buy the remaining stake in its Grand Prix NGL Pipeline that it does not already own, for $1.05 billion in cash from Blackstone Inc.'s energy unit.
ONEOK Seeks FERC Approval for 155-Mile Permian-Mexico Connector Pipeline
Saguaro Connector Pipeline filed for a presidential permit application with FERC to construct and operate facilities for the exportation of natural gas at a new international border-crossing at the U.S. and Mexico border in Hudspeth County, Texas. The pipeline would consist of approximately 155 miles of 48-inch-diameter natural gas pipeline originating at the Waha Hub in Pecos County, Texas.
Sempra Inks 15-Year LNG Supply Deal with Germany’s RWE
(P&GJ) — Sempra Infrastructure has entered a 15-year deal with RWE Supply & Trading for the supply of approximately 2.25 MTPA of LNG from the Port Arthur LNG Phase 1 project under development in Jefferson County, Texas.
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